House of Representatives

Committee on the Environment and Energy




Committee Chair: Rep. Young
Ranking Minority Member: Rep. Smith

Committee Members: Rep. Kock


Bills for Mark-Up
“Water Tapping Act 2008”
  • Good—benefits all not just a single person
  • Clarify how to obtain permit for drilling
“Let No Bridge Crumble Act of 2008”
· Change bill into just creating a board for inspecting bridges—make a different bill for extending license qualifications
· Set regulations and guidelines to get loans for re-building bridges
“Tax Less, Spend Less Bill”
  • Not passed
  • Only helps a certain margin of American public--the people who need government money do not get it
  • Takes away money from federal government to help other projects
  • In order to be a member of society you nee to pay taxes
  • Flip side--even though you are spending less money going to the federal government, you are not getting as much assistance from them because they do not have enough funds
  • Opposing View of not passing
    • Benefits small businesses--will get more money from tax cuts


H.R. "Water Tapping Act of 2008"

H.R. "Chance for America's Future Act of 2008"